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EPISODE · Jul 8, 2025 · 45 MIN

Why American farmers rely on unauthorized workers

from On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti · host WBUR

More than 40% of hired farm laborers in the U.S. are immigrants without legal status. President Trump campaigned on a plan for mass deportation. But even he admits -- the country can't survive without many of the undocumented workers he promised to remove. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

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